The Republican Party is more unpopular than it's been in 20 years

The Republican Party's favorability ratings keep declining, even
among those within the party itself,
according to a new poll from the Pew Research Center.

The party is now the most unpopular it's been since 1992,
with 62% of those surveyed saying that they have an unfavorable
view of the GOP. That represented a decrease from October,
when 58% of respondents had an unfavorable view of the
party.

Pew Research reported that the decline in favorability
since the fall "has largely come among Republicans themselves: In
the current survey, 68% of Republicans view their party
positively, down from 79% last fall." It comes amid the rise of
Donald Trump, who looks
more and more to be the party's standard bearer in the 2016
election.

The Democratic Party hasn't seen the same decline in
popularity. Its favorability ratings haven't changed since
the fall. And fewer people have a negative opinion of
Democrats — 45% of those surveyed had a favorable impression
of the party, and 50% had an unfavorable impression.

Democrats are also happier with their own party than Republicans,
with 88% saying they view their party positively, compared to 68%
of Republicans for the GOP.

These poll numbers come amid reports of an increasingly
fractured GOP. Some pundits have blamed the party's problems
on the controversial candidacy of Trump, who shocked
establishment politicians by becoming the Republican frontrunner
for the 2016 presidential race.

Though many voters have rallied behind Trump and his
message, others within the party have taken issue
with his unorthodox views and said that he doesn't represent
the Republican Party as a whole.

The chart below shows the trend in favorability ratings for each
party: